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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1914
Page
8
A Paris court sentenced an American to four years imprisonment for obtaining eighty dollars from a German woman under false pretenses. The case, linked to other wartime financial irregularities, prompted warnings about ethics and reinforced ongoing restrictions in the capital as authorities cite mounting tensions and strict controls on monetary exchanges.
Notice discloses several obituaries and interment details across 1914 in Baltimore Philadelphia and Alexandria. Mentions include William, George, Helen Yates and others. services at St Pauls Church and various cemeteries. interments at Tower Cemetery Baltimore and Atlanta. Also references addresses and funeral timings in August.
The President addresses the nation urging restraint and impartiality amid the European conflict. He cautions against partisanship and calls for neutral conduct in thought and action to avoid distress, urging Americans to act as impartial mediators and protect the nation's peace and unity.
Representative James R Mann urges calm and nonpartisan stance on European conflict while urging against heavy armaments. The piece details reactions, travel disruptions, and the American embassy's help during mobilization in Paris with notes on German and Japanese perspectives and Senator Fletcher's observations.
Thousands of American girls studying art and music abroad face starvation as weekly remittances fail to arrive. Report by Dr G Dickingen describes mothers crying for help at consulates while transport and trains become unreliable. An account from Miss Annie Speyer recalls perilous travel and trains halted by war, with many left behind at Rotterdam.
London reports Holland has mobilized along the frontier to enforce neutrality. Cavalry patrols guard roads barred with barbed wire and barricades, while heavy infantry and fortified positions stand ready. Forts command approaches as orchards are cleared near fort areas and armed barges patrol the rivers.
Officials weigh how the European conflict reshapes U S policy as London notes Japan would confine actions to the China seas and German territories in Eastern Asia. British and German envoys discuss implications while Washington anticipates censorship and keeps China’s integrity central. German estimates Kiauchau’s garrison and civilians face likely siege and hardship if Japan presses aggression.
Movements noted include the Adriatic arriving at Queenstown from New York and at New York from Copenhagen. The St Louis sailed from Liverpool to New York while the Minnewaska departed London bound for New York. The ships’ movements reflect routine transatlantic traffic and port calls.
London reports Britain reassures Washington that Japan acted with Downing Street consent. Tokyo says Kiauchau to be returned to China and vows no Pacific aggression beyond necessary shipping protection. Japan pledges not to attack Germany’s Pacific islands other than Kiauchau, aiming to ease American concerns.
Premier Okuma told Tokyo merchants and industrialists that Japan’s warlike operations would stay within the bounds necessary to defend its interests and would not threaten third nations or extend beyond essential aims. Foreign Minister Takagi said relations with Germany are broken, but German residents in Japan remain protected while obeying laws.
Dispatch from Nish Servia reports Austrians routed near Sabac two miles west of Belgrade after Serbs pursued them toward Jasmtze and Losnitza. Fourteen guns captured as town shelled. civilians among wounded. Corroborating Telegram from Wien notes heavy bombardment of Belgrade with shells damaging property and royal palace stables.
London August 18 official communique from Paris cites credence to reports that the crown prince of Germany has been seriously wounded and is at Alt-la-Chapelle. The Hague rumor says he is dying, with Emperor Wilhelm hastening to his aide. The account notes his early military education and graduation from Bonn, shaping a spirited prince who often acted against his father's wishes.
Report from Boulogne describes townspeople greeting British troops marching to the front. A Scottish battalion leads amid cheers as women rush forward to kiss soldiers, crowds sing the Marseillaise, and locals shout encouragement while the men board trains.
Aug 18 Berlin crowds cheer the bronzed emperor at the city station as he departs for the front. Adolf Wermuth hands him a decree of thanks for Berlin’s demonstrations and love. Only war news released lists officers killed in battle.
Brussels dispatch reports German troops in Belgium have adopted strictly defensive trenches. German cavalry guides north of Antwerp signaling mobilization to war footing. Authorities assure Antwerp residents there is no cause for fear as uhlans and bazaars move through other regions without major damage.
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